diff --git a/drivers/iio/adc/ina2xx-adc.c b/drivers/iio/adc/ina2xx-adc.c
index 59b7d76e1ad2..ce7e9a2383af 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/adc/ina2xx-adc.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/adc/ina2xx-adc.c
@@ -117,6 +117,11 @@ struct ina2xx_chip_info {
 	int int_time_vbus; /* Bus voltage integration time uS */
 	int int_time_vshunt; /* Shunt voltage integration time uS */
 	bool allow_async_readout;
+	/* data buffer needs space for channel data and timestamp */
+	struct {
+		u16 chan[4];
+		u64 ts __aligned(8);
+	} scan;
 };
 
 static const struct ina2xx_config ina2xx_config[] = {
@@ -459,7 +464,6 @@ static const struct iio_chan_spec ina2xx_channels[] = {
 static int ina2xx_work_buffer(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
 {
 	struct ina2xx_chip_info *chip = iio_priv(indio_dev);
-	unsigned short data[8];
 	int bit, ret, i = 0;
 	s64 time_a, time_b;
 	unsigned int alert;
@@ -500,13 +504,12 @@ static int ina2xx_work_buffer(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
 		if (ret < 0)
 			return ret;
 
-		data[i++] = val;
+		chip->scan.chan[i++] = val;
 	}
 
 	time_b = iio_get_time_ns(indio_dev);
 
-	iio_push_to_buffers_with_timestamp(indio_dev,
-					   (unsigned int *)data, time_a);
+	iio_push_to_buffers_with_timestamp(indio_dev, &chip->scan, time_a);
 
 	return (unsigned long)(time_b - time_a) / 1000;
 };